Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.2° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
9
9
11
9
9
21
37
39
38
20
9
29
30
73
76
77
74
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
High Tide
4:39PM1.96m
5:01AM1.85m
5:39PM2.04m
6:01AM1.92m
6:32PM2.11m
Low Tide
10:58PM0.38m
11:18AM0.23m
11:58PM0.29m
12:15PM0.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
14
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
10
10
13
16
16
14
12
Feels °C
12
11
8
9
10
11
11
11
10
12
11
9
7
7
10
12
12
10
9
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